this as one former wagner group commander flees to norway, and his lawyer is outfront tonight to tell his story for the first time. plus, just in to outfront, new details about the investigation into biden s classified documents. we now know more about who federal investigators have been speaking with about the case. and ron desantis launching a new charm offensive. he s trying to shed the notion that he s dry and reserved, those are the quotes. why now? let s go outfront. and good evening. i m erin burnett. outfront tonight, convicts on the front line. new audio into outfront of the chief of the brutal private russian army fighting on the front lines in ukraine, the wagner group. the chief yevgeny prigozhin s influence with putin has been surging. this is what prigozhin is now telling convicted criminals who have finished their tours of duty with him about staying out of prison. listen for yourself. translator: don t drink a lot, don t use drugs, and don t
seventh army. the organization here, the wagner group, as you ve heard the attorney there say, is a brutal organization. it s a brutal organization that we know has been behind many war crimes. we have seen the destruction that those troops have inflicted on soledar. so, from the perspective here of this battle happening in soledar, which has been led by wagner group for putin, what can the ukrainian military do right now to win in soledar? and should they? is it worth it? well, erin, i want to address, because i was amazed by your interview just now. this guy is a commander in a mercenary organization that has been terrorizing ukrainian soldiers and citizens even watching his own soldiers be killed if they run or refuse to fight. but he s now suddenly gained a conscience and claims he doesn t do anything wrong. this is a kleptocratic quasipair military organization not just